anyone ever used pennylane for TC - do they use a WP

Post by **danpuddick** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:22 pm

Has anybody ever tried a transfer with these people

http://www.cinefilmtovideo.info/ ?

from their cryptic description I think they use a work printer - maybe you know roger? I'll mail them and ask.

The price is pretty good.

Most TC places in the UK are either proper industry transfer houses in Soho which I can;t hope to afford or only offer transfer to DVD or VHS!

Post by **danpuddick** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:05 pm

nope

they recommended http://www.Evermedia.co.uk to me but they don;t come cheap.

Does anyone in the UK offer just Workprinter -> DV. I can live without a DVD, background music (at Ã‚Â£5 per 10 mins!!!) or VHS copy?

Post by **Nigel** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:09 pm

How much footage do you have??

You should spaek with one of these "Proper" houses and see what price they will give you for a bulk transfer...

Good Luck

Post by **danpuddick** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:01 pm

yeah I guess you're right.

If there was someone who had a WP and made an effort like those stills from Andreas' website, I would definitely give that a go but everyone just seems like they are selling themselves to people with old home movies not someone trying to make a half decent film.

I guess I'm better of saving my pennies and having half an hour at a proper transfer place than wasting my money on something that's unusable.

Post by **matt5791** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:09 pm

I have spoken before on here about Second City in Birmingham

http://www.secondcity-studios.co.uk/index.htm

not much about telecine on the website I'm afraid, but the bloke has a couple of Rank machines and will transfer super8. He recently transferred about 1 hour running time of super8, on 4 separate reels mainly negative but some K40 too, for Ã‚Â£120, which included some grading (althou in the main it was just put through as is because it wasn't critical)

However - please don't take that price as firm because, as Mattias will testify, there is no fixed pricelist.

He will transfer to any video format.

Matt

Post by **danpuddick** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:36 pm

thanks for that one matt. that seems like the best price I've seen. I may have to wait till I've got an hours worth or maybe he'll let me have 30 mins. Man I wish I wasn't broke. it doesn't go with trying to make films.

Post by **matt5791** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:46 pm

danpuddick wrote:thanks for that one matt. that seems like the best price I've seen. I may have to wait till I've got an hours worth or maybe he'll let me have 30 mins. Man I wish I wasn't broke. it doesn't go with trying to make films.

To be honest I think he would do 50ft if you wanted, but it might be best to offer a minimum of say 200ft. He will just run it through in real time or grade each scene.

Matt

Post by **cinecymru** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:34 pm

If you don't mind your transfer being done by a Welsh 'oldie' check me out!

http://www.cinenostalgia.co.uk

I've not ordered a workprinter yet but offer a very high quality result with a real-time projected 'aerial image' thru a Buhl multiplexer with a Sony 3 ccd digital signal processing pro camera.
Today just done 8 x Kodachromes onto mini dvcam for local TV producers for Channel 4 project